Truck rack



Feb. 24, 1931. C, R L 1,793,637

TRUCK RACK Filed Feb. 16, 1929 2' Sheets- Sheet l is $025225; .5 rd 6.ac 20.4% 1 r 9%;

Fel's. 24, 1 3 B. c. RCCKWELL 1,793,637

TRUCK RACK Filed Feb. 16, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet. 2

,Zr z verziar flyl'd 6. Fad: wail Patented Feb. 24, 1931 UNITED STAPATENT}. oFFicE BYRD c. nocizwnnn, or CAMDEN, ARKANSAS TRUCK RACKApplication filed February 16, 1929. Serial No. 340,495; 1 F

View of the truck rack with the handles and there are no projections onthe device, thereby enabling a member of truck racks to be placedclosely against eachother.

Further objects ofthe invention are to provide atruckhaving its Wheelsmounted in the side members of the truck and near one end thereof,'theopposite end being provided with a pair of spaced legs which whenthetruck is in transit are raised above the floor bytilting the truck onthe wheels and which when'the truck occupies a stationary positioncooperate with said wheels to form a firm support for said truck.

Stillfurther objects of the invention are 5 to providerhandles for thetruck by means of which said truck can be tilted and moved about, saidhandles being so mounted that they may be retracted or folded, againstthe side of the truck so as to leave said side free of all projections.

Additionalobjects of the invention are to provide suitable bumpers orstops adapted :to be projected from the truck outwardly, preferably incorrelation with the positioning of 35 the handles, said stops beingarranged in spaced relation with the floor and to one side of the wheelsof the truck so as to provide stops for limiting the tilting move'mentof r 5 the truck, thereby preventing overturning of the truck andthe rackcarried thereby. lVith these and other objects in view, my1nvention consists incertain novel: features of construction andarrangement of parts, hereinaftermore fully described and claimed, andaocompanylngdrawings, 1n

illustrated in the which V V Figure 1 is a view showing a plurality ofmy improved truck racks arranged in a row for storage-purposes.

50 Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevation al increasing the costof-factory equipment.

bumpers in extendedpositions and showing in dotted lines the trucli intilted position.

F1gure'3 is an end elevational view of the truckrack showing the handlesand bumpers" thereof infolded or retracted positions.

rack;

Figure 5 is'an enlarged vertical crossgsecii tion showingthe pivotalmounting for, the handle and the bumper of said truck rack.

tion, a Figure? is an enlarged vertical cross section showing themounting of the wheel between the side members'of the truck frame.

My present invention contemplates'the provision of a truck or'wheeledrack or contain er suitable for storing a large number of objects, themajor axis of the container being disposedv in a verticalplaneso as toconserve Figure 4 is an enlarged horizontal cross 'sectlon taken abovethe handles of said truck Figure 6 is a modified form inventhe floorspace and at the same time provide a container or rack of largecapacity, The particular arrangement ofthe wheeledsupport facilitatesthe movement of therack and the material-carried thereby and provides afirm footing-when the rack or container rests squarely on the floor. Myimproved truck rack is of simple construction so that the cost thereofis not appreciably greater than the cost of an ordinary rack andconsequently permitting the use .ofv

a large numberrof said, truck racks without Referring by numerals-totheyac company ing'drawings,-10indicates a truckrack hav- 7 ing a rackor container portion 11 and a wheeled supporter truok portion 12. i Thetrucli portion- 12 comprises sides 12 a rear end 12 ,and a frontend-12?. Thefronteiidhas fixed thereto ajpair of.verticallydisposeddepending legs13. "Each side 12 consistsof a pair of spacedlongitudinaljmembers 14 and legs 13 are preferably usedyas spacers forthe front endsthereof, beingarranged-therebe;-

tween and secured thereto;

i A pin 15 extendstransversely pair of members 14 near the rear endsthereof andcarrieS- a Wheel l6 whichis mounted s between each V thereonand is freely disposed between members 14. Thus the legs 13 form a fixedsupport for the front end of the truck and wheels 16 form a wheeledsupport for the rear end of the truck; and both the legs and thejwheelsare located inside of the truck leaving the out side thereof free ofprojections so that a number of truck racks can be placed closely her12.

together thereby preventing wastage of floor space. The lowermostportions of legs 18 and wheels 16 are locatedon the same horizontalplane whereby when the truck occupies a stationary position said'legsand wl1eel's..snp-- port the truck in normal horizontal position.Preferably legs 18 arearranged between side members 14 and ontheinsideof the end memuprights or corner posts'17 which are preferably securedto the truck and extend upwardly. therefrom for a suitable distance.

' The upper ends of theseuprights are secured together by cross members18 Thematerial, such as pieces of. lumber or fiooring A', are stacked onthe trucln'transversdy thereof and are held in position by the cornerposts 17. .VVhenit is desired to move th'e mater'ial, the truck 12 andthe rack 11 carried thereby are tilted from vertical about the axis ofwheels 16 so as to raise the legs '13 off the fioor,i whereupon thedevice can then be 'wheeled to the desired place on said wheels 16. Inorder to facilitate the tilting of the truck rack and the manipulationthereof on wheelsl6, a pair of handles 19 is arranged at one endof'thetruck inoppo'sedire'lation to legs 13. '1

To prevent overbalancing of the truck rack when in tilted position,which when loaded mightcause injury to the workmen, a "pair of bumpersor stops 20 is provided in the rear end 12 of thetruck and these bumpersform stops and limit the tilting movement of thetruck rack. Both handles19 and bumpers 20 are so arranged that whenthe trucltrack occupies "astationary position, said handles and said bumpers'canbe retracted or'folded a so as to positionfth'ein inwardly of the outside plane of therear member 12 'so that said handles andvbumper's cannot interfere withtion. 7 k .7 i. As disclosed in the accompanying drawings,handles 19 andbumpersQO are so mountstoring of the truck racks'in juxtaposed relaedthat they can be moved in a horizontal plane into either extendedoperative positions or inwardly against the side of the truck. rack intoretracted positions; Furthermore, they are correlated with each other sothat the movement of one of the handlesinto operative extended positionautomatically projects the corresponding bumper into operative position,thereby assuring the. safety of the workmen. This automatic operation ofthe bumper is accomplished by the use of a vertically disposed rod 21,the lower end of which is revolubly mounted in the rear end is securedto the corresponding rod 21 near the lower end thereof, so that thepivotal movement of one of the handles 19 actuates rod 21 andcausessimultaneous correspond,-

ing movement of the respective bumper 20. The cross member 22 is formedwith 'a"horizontally disposed slot 22 and the handles 19 are mountedwithin this'slot whereby the up- "per and lower facesof the inner endsof 'said handles have bearing contacts with the faces of said slot sothatthe' strain to which the handles are subjected when tiltingthejtrucl; rack are transmitted to said cross piece. Furthermore, saidslot forms a pocket into which the handles 'can be-retra cted;

The rearend piece 12 similarly formed with Y a horizontally disposedslot 12 and ing through this slot and have bearing contact therewith.This slot'also forms a pocket for receiving the bumpers when the latterocand noskilled labor is required. The front corner posts 17 extendbelowtruck 11 and the lowerends of said posts'serve as legs 13. However, boththe truck 12 and rack 11 can beconstructed of metal andjthe latter canthe bumpers 20 have their inner ends extendbe'formed separate from thetruck and at tached thereto in Figure 6. I 7 r 7 In this case thecontainer'll is heldon the shown in the modified form truck by' aseparable strap 24 which is hingedly mounted at 25xto extension 26 oftruck 27'. Thisfextension 26 also carries the han dles22. i V- a As myimproved truck racks 'areinexpensive to manufacturepa large 'number ofthem a can'be usedand utilized'for storagepurposes.

This eliminates loading and unloading? trucks and assures quick movementof the ma: terial through the factory; i v

It is obvionsthatimy truck rack is susceptible of various changes andmodifications" 7 without departing fromthe spirit ofmy in-* vention. v

being tiltable on said wheels to raise said legs from the floor, andstopsmounted in the rear end member for plvotal movement in a llOll- Izontal plane in spaced relation with said wheels, said stops beingextensible longitudinally in a direction opposite to said legs forlimiting the tilting movement of said truck rack.

2. A truck rack comprising a truck pro vided at its front end withdepending legs and near the rear end with a pair ofwheels, a materialcontainer carried by and extending upwardly from said truck, said legsand wvheels being disposed within the-planes of the vertical sidesofsaid container, a pair of handles carried by the rear end of saidtruck and movable into longitudinal extended positions for tilting saidtruck and container on said wheels, said handles being retractableinwardly beyond the plane of the vertical end of said container, andstops mounted on the rear end of said truck and operable in conjunctionwithsaid handles into projected positions to limit the tilting movementof said truck rack and into retracted positions to leave the rear end ofsaid truck and container free of all projections. i

3. In a device of the class described, a truck vprovided at its frontend with a pair of legs and near the rear end with a pair of wheels forsupporting said truck,'the latter being tiltable on said wheels to raisesaid feet from.

4. In a device of the class described, a truck provided at its front endwith a pair of, legs and near the rear end-with a pair of wheelsforsupporting said truck, the latter being tiltable on said wheels toraise said feet from the ground, a pair of bumpers operatively carriedby the rear end of said truck and movable into projecting position toform stops for limiting the tilting movement of said truck, said bumpersbeing movable into retracted positions to leave the rear end free i ofall projections, and a pair of handles arranged in spaced verticalrelation with said bumpers for manipulating said truck, said handles andsaid bumpers-being.simultanee ously operable silitQ operative projectedposi- V tions and into inoperative retracted positions; 5. InfrLfClG-VICGOf the-class described, the,

combination of a truck p'ontlion providcdi:

near the rear end with a'pair of wheels and at its front end with a pairof legs, said truck being tiltable rearwardly on said wheels to raisesaid legs off the ground, apair ofbumpers pivotallymounted on the rearend of saidfii truck and operable iinto rearwardly pro-V- I jectedpositions to form stops forlimiting the tiltingmovement of said truck,said bumpers being retractable pastfthe plane of therear end of saidtruck,'a.nd a pair of handles pivotally mounted above said bumpers andoperable conjointly therewith into projected open ative positions andinto retracted inopera tive positions, whereby when said handles andbumpers occupy, retracted positions the rear end of said device is freeof all pro-. ectlons. r

6. In a device of the classtdescribed, the

combination of a truck portionfprovided near the rear end with a pair ofwheels and at its front end witha pair of legs, said truck beingtiltablerearwardly on said. wheels to j ected positions toform stops forlimiting the tilting movement of said truck, said bumpers end of saidtruck, a pair of handles pivotally mounted above said bumpers andoperable raise said legs oif the ground, a pair of bumpbeingretractablepast "the/plane of the rear 7 conjointly with said bumpersinto projected operative positions and into retracted. inoperativepositions, and a- -material receivingmember attached to said truck andprojecting upwardly therefrom. J

7, A truck rack of the classdescribed com prising in combination a rackhaving its major axis disposed in a vertical plane, a 7 pair offixedlegs arranged near'one end 0fthe base of said rack, apair ofwheelsopei atively mounted near the other end ofsaid base whereby saidrack is tiltable" on said wheels-to raise said legs" from the ground,

a pair of armspivotallymounted on 'vertical-' 1 e J ly disposed pivotsand extensiblezlongitud i'nall-y from'said other end of said :base'toform stops for limiting the tilting movementv of said rack, and a pairof handleszmounted above and conjointly, with said arms, said handlesbeing projectable rearwardlylfrom said rack for actuating said armsandmanip-fl ulating said rack on said. wheels.

8. A-truckraclrof the class describedconiprising abase, a rack portionextendingupewardly therefrom,"a pair of fixed legs depending fromone-end of said base, a pairof Wheels operatively mounted near theyother end of said base whereby said rack can] be tilted from verticalposition to raise said legs fromthe. ground, a pair of verticallyldisposed'spacedrods arranged in the rear end ,Of said rack, a pear ofarms carrled by the 7 lower-ends of said rods, and a pair of handlescarried by the upper ends of saidrods,said handles and said arms beingmovable in a horizontal plane into extended position whereby said armsform stops for limiting the tilting movement'of said rack, and saidhandles provide means for manipulating said rack. f e 9. In a truck rackof the class described, a base comprising side members, each of whichconsists of a pair of longitudinal spaced-apart members and front andrear transverse members uniting said longitudinal members, apair ofstationarylegsfarranged adjacent to the front transverse member, a pairof wheels each of which is mounted between the correspondingspaced-apart lon- "gitudinalmembers, said legs and said Wheels beingarranged inwardly of the outside Ver- 'tical planes of said base, and apair of arms pivotally mounted on said rear transverse members andoperable into extensible positions rearwardly of said transverse rear-me'1nber to provide stops-for limiting the tilting movement of saidtruck rack, said arms being foldable inwardly beyond the vertical planeof the outside face of said rear transverse member..- i

10. In atruck rack of the class described, a

base comprising side members each of which consists of a pair oflongitudinal spacedapart members and front and rear transverse membersuniting said longitudinal members, a pair of stationary legs arrangedadjacent to the, front transverse member, a pair of wheels, each ofwhich is mounted between the corresponding spaced-apart longitudinalmembers, said legs and'said wheels, being arranged inwardly of the*outside vertical planes of said'base, a pair'of arms'pivotally mountedon said rear transverse member and operable into extensible positionsrearwardly of said transverse rear member to'provide stops forlimitingthe tilting movement of said truck rack, said arms beingfoldable I inwardly beyond the vertical plane of'th'e outside face ofsaid rear transverse member, and a pair of handles cooperativelyarranged with said arms and operable for actuating said armssimultaneously with the positioning of said handles.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 12th day ofFebruary, 1929. BYRD G. ROCK /VELL.

